Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland
Switzerland: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 1.2 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland is 1.2 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland peaked at 1.53 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.9 °C, in 1940.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.73 °C | -2.9 °C | -0.7577 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.29 °C | -2.54 °C | -0.5236 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.41 °C | -2.08 °C | -0.321 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.35 °C | -1.76 °C | -0.9371 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1 °C | -1.86 °C | -0.3239 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5024 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.6577 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0283 °C | -0.6951 °C | 0.3355 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3848 °C | -0.9503 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 °C | -0.1301 °C | 1.53 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland was 1.2 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9 °C in 1940.
- How does Switzerland rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.